Originally Posted by
VanDriver208
Could it be the airlines? I'm not being a smartass, serious question. It would be a short term fix for their staffing problem. AA/UA/DL are pretty top heavy on the seniority list. Keeping them around is probably cheaper than all the hiring, transitioning, upgrading etc to replace them. With that being said, I hope this bill goes down in flames.
There will be a lot of training associated with 65-67 yr old pilots not being able to fly internationally.